Alpha Foxtrot Releases Two GLOCK-Compatible Aluminum Frames

So far in the pre-SHOT Show press release bombardment I think these new products from this new company are the two things I’m most excited about. And the products I’m most excited to get my hands on. New from Alpha Foxtrot — www.BuiltAF.com — is their AF409c aluminum GLOCK-compatible pistol frame and their MF409c modular GLOCK-compatible pistol frame. Many more photos and details follow . . .

First, the AF409c:

You probably have the gist from the photos and one-pagers, but what we’re looking at here is a machined and hardcoat anodized 7075 aluminum pistol frame with steel rail inserts. It’s dimensionally compatible with Gen3 GLOCK components, but it changes up the ergos and features.

For instance, an actual Picatinny-spec rail graces the dust cover and an awesome looking thumb rest (practically a “gas pedal”) is machined into either side. Rails, locking block, and pins are included.

All at an MSRP of $249. I’ve been wrong before, but I think these things are going to be incredibly popular.

A limited number of frames is already available via the “Buy Now” link on Alpha Foxtrot’s website. Keep in mind that these are legally firearms so will have to be shipped to your FFL for transfer and won’t be available in certain states.

Next up is the MF409c, which is the first modular frame I can recall with GLOCK-compatible parts fit. The aluminum grip module (trigger guard, grip, beavertail) is a separate piece from the steel rail module (dust cover, locking block area, slide rails, top of the grip area, etc). The rail module is the serialized “firearm” component.

While this definitely opens up the possibility of swapping around all combinations of short and long slides on short and long frames, it also allows for a lot of fun with colors.

Estimated availability of the MF409c is early Q2 of this year. MSRP is $249.

9.4oz nude. A regular G19 frame (what the AF409C at 9.4oz is meant for) replaces is, according to my scale, 4.62oz with all the internal components still in the frame.

So, in milled aluminum, basically double the weight of a normal Glock 19 (Gen 4) frame at $249. Not terrible but I’m sure some people will still find room to complain. Personally it’s something I’d like to try before I buy. Depending on how it turns out this might be a “gloves only” option…

Of course, if you want mass, you could git yerself a 1911 or a CZ or something. Part of the allure of the plastic fantastic pistols is their light weight, and if I wanted a heavier gun, it probably wouldn’t be a Glock.

This for a G20 could be really, really interesting. Doesn’t change the weight all that much, but its below bore, so I’d think the extra 5oz or so would make a noticeable difference in muzzle flip of 10mm auto.

Theres a Glock fix, one of my peeves about Glock, I don’t like plastic. And this is weird, when I first logged in to TTGA the first adds up where in Cyrillic or something like it, it blinked to English so fast I couldn’t really catch it all,, what’s going on? Does this site also translate to other languages? Maybe it’s my last name on my email because it’s Russian

The success of a business is highly dependent on marketing. I don’t know how well CCF marketed their product, but I never heard of them. If I owned a firearm business, I would advertise my product hard. I would send a bunch out to these big reviewers. If you have an above standard product at a reasonable price, all publicity is good.

I would have be interested in these if I had only known Glock frames up until now. However, I have now tried Polymer80’s new frames and have been completley won over. Guess these frames would still be good if you had a bias against polymer frames…

How do you like your P80?? I have numerous handguns and long guns, but I recently built one, my first, an Ar15 from a stripped lower and in MD had to go through the waiting period to buy a stripped lower, they say because I could have legally built it into a pistol configuration, I think they just wanted some of my money and to keep my name with the gun. I should have just used an 80% lower. Now I would like to build a pistol and having a couple of Glocks was thinking I could swap parts amoung them, but I would like to have a 1911 also. I’ve heard the work that goes into building a reliable 1911 is pretty complex, but I suppose that’s all in how much machining/fitting has gone into the parts before you buy them, from what I can gather. The new P80 frames look very nice, and with so many Glocks around today having one that looks so different is a great idea.

Looking at Alpha Foxtrot’s contact info their address and phone number is the same as Dasan USA. Also the buy now link takes you to Stone Mountain Arsenal which also happens to have the same contact info.

As I understand it from visiting their booth at NASGW, they’re somewhere between Glock USA and CZ-USA in terms of independence from the parent company. Dasan has been manufacturing a lot of the components found in other firearm brands (including high-end U.S. brands) for a very long time. They make tons of 1911 frames, slides, barrels, and other components for other companies, plus many AR components (BCGs, barrels, etc), Glock barrels (and apparently now frames), etc etc. Large company that has only ever done “white label” or “OEM” work for other companies, at least in the U.S.. Looks like Alpha Foxtrot may be their way of changing that and selling direct under their own brand.

damn those are some nice looking frames. they might just be able to make a glock not fugly, just ugly LOL. seriously though, this changes the entire look of a standard glock slide. i might actually consider a glock now.